Sanitary package of individual sealed cartons



I. MCAUUFFE. SANITARY PACKAGE 0F INDIVIDUAL SEALED CARTONS.

- APPLICATION FILED MAR. 28, 1919.

Patented Apr. 27,1920.

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JOHN W. MOAULIFFE, F PELHAM, NEW YORK.

SANITARY PACKAGE OF INDIVIDUAL SEALED CARTONS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 27, 1920.

Applioation led March 28, 1919. Serial No. 285,849.

To all whom t may concern.'

i a citizen of the United States, residing at their initial moisture.

town of Pelham, county of Westchester, State of New York, have inventeda certain new and useful Improvement in Sanitary Package of IndividualSealed Cartons, and declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, such as will enable others skilled in theartfto which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, which form a part of lhis specifcation.

My invention has for its object to produce a simple, neat and attractivemeans of packaging individual units or multiples of commodities ofvarious kinds in such a way that each unit or multiple thereof will besealed in an individual container, the separation of which from thepackage will not in any way affect the remainingcontainers.

A further object of the present invention is to produce a simple andnovel package of small individualv containers of such size that thepackage may conveniently be carriedabout in a persons pocket and becomegradually reduced in size through the removal of one container after theother.

While my invention is applicable to other uses, it is particularlyuseful for the purpose of packaging cigars, cigarettes or tobacco, allof which should not only be protected against contamination until theyare about to be consumed, but which should be sealed up in such a waythat they will retain By placing each individual cigar or cigarette oreach individual pipeful of tobacco or a few pipefuls of tobacco inindividual sealed cartons suit- ."ably constructed to retain themoisture of the tobacco and assembling a number of lndividual cartons 1na package 1n the vproper way, a smoker is enabled yto secure a packageconvenient to carry in the pocket and containing a plurality of cigars,cigarettes ,or pipefuls of tobacco, from which package individual unitsmay be removed without affecting the remainder of the units; theunconsumed cigars, cigarettes or tobacco being preserved in theiroriginal state and the package becoming progressively smaller with theremoval of each unit and thus making it unnecessary to carry about abulky box or the like after its con tents have been partly consumed. g

Therefore, viewed in one of its aspects, my invention may be `said tohave for its object to produce a simple and novel package comprising amultiple of sealed `individual units of smoking material.

The various features of novelty whereby my invention is characterizedwill hereinafter be pointed out with particularity in the claims; but,for a full understanding of my invention and of its objects andadvantages, reference may be had to the followingdetailed descriptiontaken in connection with the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure l is a perspective view of a group of individual sealed cartonsplaced side by side and ready to be formed into a single package;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the package formed, the ends of some ofthe labels by which the cartons are secured together having not yet beencompletely attached;

Fig. 3 is a view of a fragment of one,

one or more individual ,charges of pipe tobacco;

Fig. 6 y1s a longltudlnal section through the upper end of one of thecartons on a somewhat larger scale, illustrating one form of a cap orclosure that may be employed;

Fig. 7 is a View similar to Fig. 6 illustrating a means for insuringthat the carton will be completely sealed; and

Fig. 8 is a view similar to Figs. 6 and 7, showing a modified closurefor one of the cartons.

Referring to the drawing, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 `represent a series of smallcartons or containers, preferably square or rectangular in crosssection. Any desired number of these cartons or containers are placedside by side as shown in Fig. 1, and they are then secured into a singlepackage by means of labels which preferably cover all six faces of thepackage; the` labels being perforated 'or otherwise weakened in theplanes of contact between the cartons or.

isa view similar to Fig. l show-v cartons.

' the remaining1 readily be separated by simply tearing the label orlabels along the weakened lines.

In the arrangement shown, three labels are employed in makin up thepackage; there being a bottom en label, 6, a top end label, 7, and alabel, 8,- which is wrapped around the other four sldes of the roupv ofThe labels lare perforated, scored or otherwise weakened along linesindicated by the dotted lines, 9, each .of which lies in Ath'e plane ofcontact between two cartons or containers., The weakened lines ma con.veniently be formed by makin smal perforations as indicated at l() in1g. 3.

placing the cartons or containers in al single layer, each carton willbe held on four sides by the labels after the first unit has beenseparated from the package, so that partial package will not lose itsshape; t e result being a simple flat package which simply becomessmaller as the contents of the package are consumed.

Each little carton may, and preferably does, contain a single cigar,cigarette or pipeful of tobacco; but it will of course be understoodthat there may be more than one cigar, cigarette or pipeful of tobaccoin each carton.

Each carton ismade of any suitable material which, where tobaccoproducts are concerned, will preferably be impervious to air andmoisture, so that the tobacco will not become dry. One end of eachcarton may be sealed in the process of manufacturing the'carton, whilethe other end should be provided with a closure which can be made tight.In the arrangement shown in Figs. 4, 6 and 7, the upper endof the cartonis closed by a cap, 10, fitting over the same, the parts being so madethat the outer side faces of the cap will be flush with the outersurfaces of the carton. If desired, a small strip, 11, may be gummed orpasted around the joint between the cap and the bod of the carton asillustrated in Fig. 7. ow-

. ever, the member 11 is intended simply to be If desired, a liftingdevice may be placed i in each carton to permit the contents to bereadily withdrawn. In Fig.l 5 there is illustrated a Vdevice of thiskind comprising a false bottom or tray, 13, lyin underneath the contentsof the carton an having connected thereto a cord or other member, 14,

which leads to the top so that it may beV details thus illustrated anddescribed; but` intend to cover all forms and arrangements which comewithin the terms employed in the definitions of my inventionconstituting the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A package comprising a series of sealed closed cartons lying side byside to form a single broad fiat layer, a label extendin around four ofthe sides of said layer including the two broad faces, and additionallabels extending across the remaining two sides of said layer, eachlabel being asted to each of the cartons, and each la el being weakenedalong lines in the planes of contact between the cartons.

2. A series of long rectangular `sealed cartons arranged side by side ina single broad fiat layer, and labels extending across and covering allsix sides of said layer and secured to each carton to form a strong flatpackage, said labels being weakened along lines in the planes of contactbetweenV said cartons.

8. A series of long sealed cartons of small sectional area lying side byside in contact with each other to form a single broad flat layer, eachof said cartons being closed at vone end and having a cap on theopposite end, a seahng member covermg the joint between each of saidcartons and its cap, and label means covering the surfaces lof vsaidlayer and pasted to all of the cartons, said la eling means beingperforated along the planes of contact between the cartons.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification. A

' JOHN w. MCAULIFFE.

